- Botanical name : Catharanthus roseus
- Family : Apocyanaceae
- Tamil : Nithya Kalyani
- Hindi : Sadabahaar
- Malayalam : Nithya Kalyani
- English : Madagascar Periwinkle
- Habit : A small shrub growing to a height of 1 to 3 meters, bearing white or pink colored flowers.
- Distribution : Primarily found in the tropical and subtropical regions of Southeast Asia, including India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, and Malaysia.
- Useful part : Leafs, Roots, Flowers
- Rasa Panchaka
- Rasa : Tikta, Kashaya
- Guna : Laghu, Ruksha, Teekshna
- Veerya : Ushna
- Vipaka : Katu
- Karma : Pachana
- Indications : Prameha, Yonivyapat, Raktapitta
- Dose : Powder (1-2)g
Decoction (10-20)ml
WHITE VARIETY

PINK VARIETY

